So, that could be one thing that we work on. Another thing would be to uh review audit information. Um a few years ago, I know um our uh special education program was audited and we did receive a report from that. Um I'll share a little bit later that uh Mr. Rollin and myself have also been working with Connecticut Behavioral Health to look at how we can even enhance that audit just a little bit. So, um that would be another opportunity where from all of that data, this working group could take that and we could use it to really look into it and see what could be some really powerful and high-level changes that we could make in our um you know, pre-K to 12 special education program that would support the improvements that we all hope to see uh as we continue to evolve. Um [snorts] and then another one would be able to consider um looking into or researching uh um the feasibility and programmatic structure as well as the budgeting along with it to potentially consider an in-house transition program for our students who are 18 to 22 years old.
Yosemite Yosemite Fire? No. I'm saying I would choose Yosemite Fire since they're local, as opposed to using Ham Horton company. We could use the community could use a little prosperity, so Okay. So, Diana, are you going to give a second to that motion of Rhonda's? >> Yes, I will second. Okay. And that vendor they put in the original system. It was the same gentleman. He's familiar with it. Okay. Uh any more discussion on this? Okay. Roll call vote. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. All right. Motion carries for Yosemite Fire and Security. Well, if you're local, I guess. All right. 6B, adoption of board policies, administrative regulations, and bylaws presented at the March 11th, 2026 meeting. Do I have a motion? I'll vote for approval. I'll second. Okay. Uh discussion? I did have a question on or a concern on the form right here. I'm not sure if I should have these pulled, the ones for Yosemite.
And you know, there is a threshold but I sorry, off the top of my head I don't have the guidance but there is a threshold. >> a threshold and is it dependent upon the size of the school or elementary, middle, or high school? It's it's a monetary amount. Correct. What is that monetary amount dependent upon? Is Is it Or the the value of the work. The value of the work. The value of It's the That's the of the contract, right? Yeah. Okay. Yeah. So Okay. So if it costs over a certain amount of money to remove mud or mold, you have to go through a traditional project funding process to do that. If it's a larger project, yeah. So um with the So for the storm event, the Konawaena High School reopening, it it's a huge I mean there was a lot of damage and so that couldn't be through small contracting.
After that experience, we worked on an action lab project where we describe designed our own ro Mars rovers. During this project, I had to problem solve and take risks to come up with new ideas. I also had to plan carefully and create a budget. If we ran out of money in our planning, then we could not buy any more building materials for the project. I also built a prototype of my design, which was my favorite part. This project helped me develop important skills. I use self-management skills to manage my time, money, resources, and full safety. I also use thinking skills like problem solving, and creativity. I practice my written communication skills by planning and organizing my ideas. Thank you for all supporting my learning opportunities like this. They help students like me grow and try new things. Speaking of trying new things, I'll be honest, I'm a little nervous in speaking by speaking in front of you today.
Middleton became the sole point of contact and later stated in writing that the family's questions were too frequent and too troubling. Those are not words of an ally. Secondly, the process itself was flawed, as Mrs. Alena just outlined, interviewing the male student before the detective is not okay. He also stated he wanted to question Mr. Mrs. Alena's daughter about how she was touched, have her demonstrate that, and review a video of the interaction with the boy. Under Arizona law, this is not permitted. School staff are limited to basic questions of who, what, where, when. no demonstrations and no forensic questions. Third, and lastly, the student was sent back to class and left without supportive measures. Staff argued about responsibility and called DCS, who does not handle peer-to-peer abuse. They declined jurisdiction. Miss Anderson contacted them and after that, she did not call the police. This reflects a failure to meet mandatory reporting obligations and basic responsibility for student safety under Arizona Education Code R27308.
>> Great job. Wonderful growth. Um really appreciate you sharing all of that with us and we look forward to seeing this grow to all the other grade levels and seeing that tremendous growth throughout the school. So, thank you so very much. >> Thank you. Okay, we have a work study, the child nutrition budget review, Mr. Harmon. >> All right. Good evening, President Coutree, members of the governing board, and Dr. Lman. Uh tonight we we'll preview um the child nutrition budget projections for fiscal year 27. Presentation aligns with our strategic plan. Our child nutrition program is is tied to to uh our goals for salaries in the top 5% of employee groups. Gold standard child nutrition and optimizing resource allocations. The driver of our program and our budget is student meals. We serve nearly 1 million lunches and nearly 500,000 breakfasts annually. Three out of four lunches and two out of three breakfasts are provided to students at a free or reduced price, demonstrating our deep commitment to food security.
Oh shoot. And speaking of stars, ooh, Terry sent Deacon to the stars. Would we? >> But what a run by Deacon. >> What an amazing run. T >> setting the the tone and the pace for this Tiger Cyber Tigers team. Got to feel like we're they're still in the driver's seat. setting the bar really high. >> This Terry could be one of the greatest >> Smash Bros. players of all time. We don't know. >> He definitely could be. It's It's going to be pretty crazy to see it to see if Terry can actually bring this all the way back cuz keep in mind, he's got to take nine stalks without losing two. >> That would be an incredible display. >> He would have to do better than Deacon did to get that. >> All right. >> Shout out to our viewers. >> Mhm. Like Blazing Saber 558.
From the 2425 school year to the 2526 school year, we've already seen a 28.9% increase in interactions. 2425 school year, we had 2800 interactions. And as of March, we've already surpassed 3600 interactions. The best part about this is when we dive deeper into the data, a lot of that d a lot of that data shows it's preventative work. Currently, we are sitting at almost 2,000 preventative interactions. That accounts for over 58% of the work that we're doing. The best part for me is that we've seen a decrease in those higher level needs. Our level four, which what some people would consider to be a crisis, is currently sitting at 50 interactions for the whole year, which is only 1.4% of the work that we do. To me, this shows that Restart is indicating proactive systems are helping us address those student needs before they become more serious.
Uh we have we have looked at and asked um at the state level Chris has done that that we can utilize our building rental account for field rentals. So we don't need the enterprise fund to collect that revenue if you will. We can utilize we just call it a facilities rental. Um, >> so it will be some sort of transfer from the enterprise. >> No. Well, not yet. No. So, so what I'm saying is we don't need the enterprise fund to start collecting revenue to so we have whereas that's what it's used for currently. We can just change our building rental to be a facility rental account. >> Okay. >> So, we can collect field rental. the cha that what the challenge is is and that's what Michael has to work out and he's got to have conversations with legal with Lisa me is okay what happens to those retained earnings how can we get those retained earnings to the public school system to utilize in starting July or um the field maintenance in >> presumably they would go into that building count >> presumably correct that's right >> I I would assume it's either they can be transferred there or it has to be transferred into into a designated account.
Um but we've got some good things in place. Um small group instruction, as Kelly said, uh that's been a big focus for the district. And I have to say for the Newton students, um, you know, when we first looked at some of the results, it was what I'd call a C or red, which meant that they were well below grade level. When I looked at the results just the other day, I was pleasantly surprised how many students are now in the green and the blue, which is the top two levels. That's because we've we've been doing a better job of targeting what students really need and then instructing them based on that and then tracking their progress. So it's it's been a gamecher uh the work we're doing with UFly I think this year. Um and then collection of data. We do collect more data than any place I've ever been.
It is not it is a work in progress. Um but we've got some good things in place. Um small group instruction, as Kelly said, uh that's been a big focus for the district. And I have to say for the Newton students, um, you know, when we first looked at some of the results, it was what I'd call a C or red, which meant that they were well below grade level. When I looked at the results just the other day, I was pleasantly surprised how many students are now in the green and the blue, which is the top two levels. That's because we've we've been doing a better job of targeting what students really need and then instructing them based on that and then tracking their progress. So it's it's been a gamecher uh the work we're doing with UFly I think this year. Um and then colle collection of data.
Uh so, that would be another area we could look into and investigate. And the last one that we have as an idea uh would be again just that whole K pre-K to 12 programmatic review and structure. We'd love to hear what is it like on the educator end, what is it like on the parent end and then what does the community know about it as well. And when you get all those multiple perspectives, you really have a great opportunity uh to to evaluate it and and make some changes that will enhance hopefully uh the opportunities that we offer our students with an IEP. So, um so, that's where we are. Uh we'll hopefully put that out by the end of this week. Uh start getting uh folks who want to be a part of it and and then hopefully have our first meeting uh within the first week or two of May.
Okay. So, it shows um So, if you look at the January policy update guide sheet that's on there. And I'm looking at the administrative regulation uh 145, which is on the first page. It says new. So, this response to immigration enforcement is because of this new Assembly Bill 495. Uh a lot of people are following it that I follow because there are parents family advocacy groups that are concerned about children, because this AB 495 uh allows that if a student whose parents are um in the middle of immigration issues, where they could be removed as a parent, the concern is the form that our governor signed is currently It's the caregiver's authorization affidavit. So, if the parent cannot be contacted either because of enforcement activity or whatever other case there may be, this particular form, caregiver authorization affidavit, here are the requirements for a person who can take charge of a child.
We have to go out for that, yeah. So a lot of time to suspend and meanwhile mold never sleeps. I mean sorry, I jumped to what you were saying. Well, the whole purpose of this is to is to speed up the the repair and maintenance small jobs. And it says here in the whereas whereas job order contracting allows the Department of Education to rapidly procure construction services through pre-qualified contractors, standardized pricing, simplified work order procedures, significantly reducing procurement timelines compared to traditional low bid contract methods. So this whole thing is that if I'm a principal and my door's got to be replaced, I should be able to go to this contractor get it done. Put in a work order, wait, find out where it is, go on a line, job tracker not updated, don't know where it's at. It's a mess. It's a complete mess.
But I'm proud of myself for stepping outside of my comfort zone. And who knows, maybe I could even add this on my resume someday. Thank you for your time. Fantastic. And thank you, Kristen Kinghorn, principal of Anderson. That was amazing. I really appreciate all four of you being here tonight and sharing your experience in the action month. Next, I want to bring up a couple of our business partners. First, I'm going to start with Matt Lions. Mr. Matt Lions is from McCarthy because in this space of career awareness, connecting with partners is very important. So, Mr. Matt Lions is going to speak a little bit about our partnership with McCarthy. Uh, thank you, U, Madame President, members of the board, superintendency. Um, I'll admit I'm a little nervous talking to I don't know whose idea it was to have us follow them. Um, my name is Matt Lions.
The Title 9 decision maker is your in-house attorney. She concluded there was no violation at all by the student. Yet the record includes multiple admissions by the boy of sexual touching in the hallway in a classroom setting. I myself watched the video. There was forcible fondling and the detective has submitted charges. This is a serious matter. If the above does not meet the standard for a code of conduct violation, then the district owes this community a clear explanation of what does. I respectfully request retraining in person for mandatory reporting. I also want to acknowledge the selection of Dr. Hogan. Based on my experience, he is a student centered leader and a strong advocate for special needs students. I'm hopeful his leadership will bring improved care, accountability, and trust moving forward. Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay, we have um consent agenda.
Due to everinccreasing labor and supply co costs, we're on track to operate at a costtorevenue ratio of 104.4%. This means for every dollar of revenue the program generates from sales and reimbursements, it incurs about a$14 in costs. This operational deficit is not sustainable long term. This slide shows the same data but broken down for breakfast and lunch. This means for every dollar of revenue the program generates from sales and reimbursements, breakfast incurs about $169 and lunch incurs about 90 cents in cost. The reason for the large loss ratio ratio for breakfast is we currently offer free breakfast to everyone and only collect revenue related to free and reduced meal reimbursements. This slide shows a breakdown of costs compared to the total revenues. We're projecting a net operational deficit of about $239,895. Rising food and labor costs are the primary drivers of the de deficit, outpacing the revenue generated under the current pricing structure.
I see you in the chat up there. Oh, yeah. >> Good to see you. All right. And it looks like Izzy is going to be stepping in. Took a uh did a little quick text on her phone, brushed the hair out of the way. Back on the phone once. >> We got to get focused. >> We do have to get focus. >> Try to eliminate those distractions. >> She's probably just picking some music uh some background music to get her. >> If you were to listen to a pump up song, Jordan, to get you in the mood for some Smash, what would that song be? >> It would probably be anything from Fallout Boy. >> Yep. I'd love doing that. I love playing those Fallout. >> And who do we have here? >> That is Pyro Mithra. And just like Deacon, it's two characters more physical.
What is especially encouraging is that all of this work at the end of the day is preventative. This tells us that restart is being used as attended. It's helping us meet that student need. The data tells the story. Our time is really going to supporting early intervention, student regulation support, staff support, problem solving, and then really teaching replacement skills. A lot of the time the work doesn't look dramatic. It looks like us sitting with a student, helping them use strategies, taking a deep breath, using their words, making repair after a rupture, and getting back to class. Along the way, we have worked really hard this year to increase and strengthen our preventive support. We have refined behavior tracking, use data to identify patterns sooner. We've supported behavior plans and strengthen them. And we've also helped staff respond in more consistent ways. We are creating opportunities for students to learn reflection, ownership, and repair so that behavior support becomes part of their growth, not just a correction.
Correct. That you spend down and then >> and it's and it's about $220,000 is what we anticipate the retained earnings being. >> Right. So it's >> so it's significant, right? But but if we're looking at hiring an individual to maintain the fields or whatever it might be, whatever structure we we land on, I want to assure folks that um the funding for the fields and the maintenance comes out of the enterprise right now. >> Right. We're not looking to add staff through our operating budget. Right. Right. >> And and I I'm very trying to be very cognizant of keeping this separate from the conversation about our budget because it it's separate >> and and and it's important. >> One additional question in terms of you just mentioned staffing obviously to the the maintenance piece in terms of staying on top of the field, but I would assume that there's a a decent administrative piece of it to book the fields too.